Abstract: A control unit of a peripheral device enables data to be exchanged between a unit of the peripheral device and one of a plurality of higher-order devices by using one of a plurality of interface units. Thus, the unit of the peripheral device is controlled by the higher-order device corresponding to the used interface unit.

Abstract: A disk loading device for loading a disk into a disk loading device frame and unloading the inserted disk from the disk loading device frame has a first arm having a contacting part for contacting an edge of the disk in a direction of insertion of the disk and moving through a first plane parallel to a plane of movement of the disk; a second arm having a contacting part for contacting an edge of the disk in a direction opposite the direction of insertion of the disk and moving through a second plane parallel to the plane of movement of the disk; a motor that rotates the first arm and the second arm; and a control mechanism that causes the motor to rotate the second arm so that the contacting part of the second arm pushes the disk into the disk loading device when the disk is manually partially inserted in the disk loading device during a loading operation, and causes the motor to rotate the second arm so that the contacting part of the second arm pushes the disk out from the disk loading device during an unlo

Abstract: The lithium ion polymer battery having high capacity, capacity retention and cycling life is prepared by gelating a gel polymer electrolyte composition comprising an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and a gelling agent composed of a nitrogen-containing polymer and an epoxy group-containing polymer at room temperature according to the present invention free from heating step at a low cost.

Abstract: A signal processing circuit outputs an output signal corresponding to a pulse width of an input pulse signal. This signal processing circuit comprises means for accumulating pulse widths of the input pulse signal for a predetermined period of time, and means for outputting the output signal corresponding to the accumulated pulse width. Each of these pulse widths has one of positive and negative polarities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer of formula (I), which has a liquid crystalline side chain and exhibits switchable tackiness at a narrow temperature range around its isotropic transition temperature: wherein, R1 is R2 is selected from the group consisting of —SO2—, —C(O)—, —CH(COOH)—, —C(COOH)2—, —C(S)— and —C(NH)—; R3 is —CH2— or —CF2—; R4 is H or F; a is an integer ranging from 30 to 500; b is an integer ranging from 1 to 3; and c is an integer ranging from 3 to 20.

Abstract: An optical pick-up device includes a semi-conductor laser as a laser light-emitting device, a collimator lens, a directional control mirror, an objective lens, a light amount detecting device, a reflecting mirror that reflects leakage light of the laser light onto the light amount detecting device, and a light amount adjusting member that adjusts the amount of light incident on the light amount detecting device, provided between the light amount detecting device and the reflecting mirror. The light amount adjusting member may include a rotatably or slidably-supported baffle of which a rotational angle or slide position is changed so as to adjust the amount of the light.

Abstract: A positive displacement flowmeter comprising a cylindrical enclosure and a piston movable within the enclosure between the opposite ends of the enclosure; with the piston having a diameter closely approximating the diameter of the enclosure to form a clearance seal; means for permitting a gas, the flow of which is to be measured, into one end of the enclosure for moving said piston toward the opposite end of the enclosure, means for detecting the movement of the piston between two locations along the cylindrical enclosure, means for measuring the pressure in the cylindrical enclosure and for calculating the presence of a dynamic error, if any, during said timed interval in accordance with the following equation: Error = ( P 2 - P 1 ) P 1 · Vm

Abstract: A value of CCD signal of a specific pixel and a maximum value of CCD signals of neighboring pixels, which are presented in a neighboring area of the specific pixel and are a same color component as that of the specific pixel, are extracted. In case that a value of subtracting the maximum value of CCD signals of neighboring pixels from the value of CCD signal of the specific pixel exceeds a predetermined value, it is discriminated that a pixel of white defect is presented in the specific pixel and the pixel of white defect is compensated by replacing the value of CCD signal of the specific pixel with the maximum value. In case that a value of subtracting the maximum value of CCD signals of neighboring pixels from the value of CCD signal of the specific pixel does not exceed a predetermined value, it is discriminated that a pixel of white defect is not presented in the specific pixel and the pixel of white defect is compensated by outputting the value of CCD signal of the specific pixel as it is.

Abstract: A record and read apparatus, includes a head by which information is read from or written to a recording medium, a guide shaft guiding movements of the head, a base part supporting the guide shaft, a pressing member pressing the guide shaft, and a support member adjustably supporting an end part of the guide shaft against a pressing force of the pressing member so that the end part of the guide shaft has a designated height from the base part, wherein the guide shaft has a notch part and the pressing member comes in contact with the notch part so that the height of the guide shaft from the base part is adjustable.

Abstract: A digital audio signal obtained from an analog audio signal indicating a music, pieces of audio reproduction control information respectively indicating the adjustment of a sound quality of the music are added to the digital audio signal, and the digital audio signal is recorded with the pieces of audio reproduction control information as packed data. When a user selects a piece of particular audio reproduction control information from the pieces of audio reproduction control information after the packed data is read out, levels of pieces of audio data of the digital audio signal are adjusted according to the particular audio reproduction control information, so that the user can entertain the music at a desired sound quality.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for synthesizing a calix[4]hydroquinone organic nanotube and a method for synthesizing an ultrathin, stable nanowire using said organic nanotube as a template.

Abstract: A multi-layer solid structure and method for forming a thermal interface between a microelectronic component package and a heat sink so that the structure has a total thermal resistance of no greater than about 0.03° C.-in2/W at a pressure of less than 100 psi. The structure comprises at least two metallic layers each of high thermal conductivity with one of the two layers having phase change properties for establishing low thermal resistance at the interface junction between the microelectronic component package and the heat sink.

Abstract: A guide shaft support mechanism for supporting a guide shaft on a base includes first and second parts supporting first and second ends of the guide shaft, respectively, and a third part connecting said first and second parts. The first through third parts are formed integrally with one another. The guide shaft guides a moving body in a given direction.

Abstract: An optical disk unit, which performs tracking control by generating a tracking error signal based on detection signals of reflected lights of a main light beam for recording and reproduction and sub light beams for tracking, includes a first tracking error generation part generating a first tracking error component from the detection signals of the reflected light of the main light beam of a read-power time or an erase-power time, a second tracking error generation part generating a second tracking error component from the detection signals of the reflected lights of the sub light beams of a write-power time, and a subtraction part obtaining the tracking error signal for a recording time by subtracting the second tracking error component from the first tracking error component.

Abstract: According to the invention, compositions are made available which have a strong cytotoxic effect which is largely selective on tumor tissue. The invention is based on the fact that certain benzoic acid derivatives have a strong synergistic effect as a mixture and destroy cancer cells selectively in a pH range of 7 or below, such as from 6.5 to 7.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for ejection of liquid drops comprising: a non-deformable body (28) provided with a cavity, filled with the said liquid (20) and at least one output orifice (19) for this liquid; means of transmitting a sufficiently large pulse to the liquid to cause ejection of at least one drop (26); these means include means (23) of striking a wall (30) of the said body (28).

Abstract: A digital audio signal obtained from an analog audio signal indicating a music, pieces of audio reproduction control information respectively indicating the adjustment of a sound quality of the music are added to the digital audio signal, and the digital audio signal is recorded with the pieces of audio reproduction control information as packed data. When a user selects a piece of particular audio reproduction control information from the pieces of audio reproduction control information after the packed data is read out, levels of pieces of audio data of the digital audio signal are adjusted according to the particular audio reproduction control information, so that the user can entertain the music at a desired sound quality.

Abstract: An optical disk unit for recording information on and reproducing information from a disk recording medium by projecting a light beam thereonto includes a signal level detection part detecting a level of a track error signal generated based on reflected light of the light beam from the disk recording medium, a scattered light detection part detecting scattering of the reflected light, and an off-track detection part which detects an off-track of the light beam using detection signals supplied from the signal level detection part and scattered light detection part.

Abstract: A recording medium includes first information selected from a plurality of information patterns and second information selected from another plurality of information patterns for the true-false judgement. A true-false judging device performs a statistic analysis when any coincidence is found between the readout combination of the first and second information and registered combination patterns, to identify an inspected recording medium as a forged product based on the result of the statistic analysis.

Abstract: 2,4-pyrimidinedione derivatives of formula (I) having high antiviral activity against wild-type and mutant HIV-1 and low toxicity are useful for treating AIDS (I) wherein: R1 is a C6-10 aryl or C3-10 heteroaryl group optionally having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkyl substituted with one or more halogen atoms, C3-4 cycloalkyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, thiohydroxy, azido, C1-6 alkoxy, oximino, C1-3 alkyloximino, O—(C1-6 alkyl)-substituted oximino, C—1-6 alkylcarbonyl, C3-6 cycloalkylcarbonyl, hydroxymethyl, azidomethlyl, C1-6 alkoxymethyl, C1-6 acyloxynethyl, carbamoyloxymethyl, anminomethyl, N—(C1-3 alkyl)aminomethyl, N,N-di(C1-3 alkyl)aminomethyl, carboxy, C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, aziridine, amino, hydroxyethylamino, cyclopropylamino, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, trifluoroacetamido, C1-6 acylamido, carbamoyl, hydroxyethylcarbamoyl, cyclopropylcarbamoyl, C1-6 alkylcarbamoyl, di(C1-6 alkyl)carbamoyl, aminocarbamoyl, dimethylamin